April 2010

You probably have a handprint of your little one recorded in plaster somewhere but it's not exactly something that you can carry with you.With this fingerprint pendant, you can create a precious keepsake as well as a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry!

2: use your round pen as a rolling pin and gently roll the ball to ¼" in both directions

3: using your "rolling pen" create an oval shape

4: shape the upper portion of your pendant as seen above - I use my pinkie fingers

5: use the wood skewer to make a hole for stringing; roll the skewer between your fingers at the same time as you rotate it around the hole to get it nice and smooth

6: take your child's finger and press down into the clay to make a nice clean print

7: once your happy with the print it's ready for baking

8: use your plastic disc to transfer the pendant to your baking sheet; follow the directions for your clay; for mine, I
bake it in a 275˚ oven for 15 minutes

9: after the pendant has cooled you can string it;fold your string in half and put the loop through the hole from the front to the back then pull the two loose ends through the loop and knot the loose ends

If you would like to add a sealer then do
that before stringing. Make sure you use a
light coat or the fine print lines will be lost.

(This pendant is different from the one pictured in the previous
steps and is not my preferred oval shape.)

10: All done and ready to wear!

These little pendants are great as ornaments too!

*I experimented with several kinds of polymer clay and found that Original Sculpeyand Craft Smart (from Michael's) worked the best to get a detailed fingerprint. Also, they are a bit softer so you don't have to mash your child's finger for the sake of art.

**You can use any type of "string" that you would like. Satiny rat tail will give it a dressierlook. I like being able to slip the necklace over my head but if you want it shorter you'll have to add a clasp to the ends.

Let your children and a gentle rain create beautiful rainscapes together! This method of rainy day art shared at Ordinary Life Magic is so simple yet exciting because you don't know what the end result will be.

This looks like so much fun, especially done outside on a beautiful spring day! Visit Irresistible Ideas to learn more about presenting this pump action spray painting to your little ones then get ready for some lovely artwork!